It sounds pretty good, but doesn't approach his two best periods:
Derek & the Dominos (check out their In Concert album and the unreleased/released material on Clapton's Crossroad's Anthology)
Journeyman Tour
"Journeyman Tour"
That was a good show.
Other than that, Clapton was good with John Mayall back in the early 60's.
This will be a snoozefest.
Amen, brother. I first became a Clapton fan when "Journeyman" came out -- it's still my favorite Clapton solo album. I caught the post TiH tour (the one where he also played "Circus") and the Blues tour (with the late Gatemouth Brown as the opening act).
I've come to the conclusion that Clapton works best when he's not the center of attention. He's fabulous in Cream and Derek & the Dominos, as well as when he's part of "all-star" assemblies (ala Prince's Trust, Concert for George, etc.). However, I got a copy of his One More Rider DVD and was underwhelmed. The best part of the show is when Billy Preston does "Will it Go Round in Circles," and the band *finally* gets some energy.
Anyway, I've listened to the live stream, and I look forward to the DVDs. The playing isn't as good as Live Cream v2 (one of my favorite live albums by anybody), and I can quibble with the track selection (do we *really* need two versions of "Sleepy Time Time"), but I'm just ecstatic that the three guys are playing together.
Think -- in the last year Cream has reformed, classic Floyd played a gig, and Brian Wilson released and toured "SMiLE." Are there any other unprobably acts left?